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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Andy Jackson, who resigned as head coach of the Florida Gators a little over a year ago, has been hired for the same position at the University of Arkansas. Jackson, who coached the Mississippi State women and then the Mississippi State men prior to taking the job at Floridia in 2001, takes over for longtime Razorback coach Robert Cox, who will continue to work for the Arkansas athletic department. For the complete release, with remarks from Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long and Jackson, click here.

The women's head coaching position at the University of Kansas has also been filled, with Texas Tech women's assistant Todd Chapman taking over the Jayhawks. For that release, click here.

The University of Washington has a new women's assistant, Angelo Niculescu. According this release, Luke Shields has left that post in Washington to become the men's assistant at his alma mater Boise State. Younger brother Clancy Shields left that job to take the men's head coaching job at Utah State.

The word on Facebook, although as yet unconfirmed by the Wake Forest sports information department, has Mississippi State's Romain Bogaerts, the ITA Rookie of the Year, and teammate Pedro Dumont transferring to the Demon Deacons.

Is it possible that part of the transfer decision was based on the quality of Wake Forest as an EDUCATIONAL institution? I know that is outlandish, but maybe he is a student-athlete, not an athlete-student?

In terms of education, UCLA and Virginia are no slouches. I'd rather be on the west coast too, but Pepperdine is on a self imposed sanction limiting their scholarship money. I think they have 3 available for their program.